gunner

Example Sentences

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The vessel could hold about 200 sailors, some 185 soldiers, from 20 to 30 gunners, and a large number of specialists such as archers, trumpeters, and various officers.

From Literature

“We wanted to get something that represented our jobs, our service, fighting in Fallujah and Ramadi as machine gunners,” he said in a video posted on Instagram Wednesday, referring to his service in Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dougie Shelley joined the Royal Navy at the age of 17, serving as a seaman gunner, and said earlier this year: "There is not many of us left."

From BBC

"The others had half wings – one was an observer and the other a rear gunner."

From BBC

Mr Morris joined the Army at the age of 17 and during the war served as an anti-aircraft gunner in the Royal Artillery.

From BBC